PC Upgrade [30-35k budget]

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boom2709

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PC Upgrade [30-35k budget] ***

Purpose:

* Playing fullHD content
* light gaming
* some heavy graphic applications

Budget: 30k [..can stretch a bit! 33K MAX]

Not planning to OC

Intend to dual boot linux and win7

I have 2TB of disk Space and i plan to add another 2TB SATA3 soon

I have a 19" monitor currently [res 1024x768] but plan to upgrade to a DELL 23"LCD

Hardware Knowledge: 3.5

Plan to buy the new system between 15th-30th of June

I am very much looking for a FUTURE PROOF configuration

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Current Config

Intel P4 3GHz
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333
Kingston 2GB DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce PCX5300
WD 2TB SATA

Corsair VX550
(recently purchased keeping in mind this upgrade)

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Components i plan to upgrade

Processor...........Intel Core i5 2500k
Motherboard.......ASUS P8P67 PRO
RAM..................G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
Graphic Card.......Sapphire HD6850 or Sapphire Radeon HD5770-1GB[Vapor Edition]

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now these are the questions that i need help with..

* which gpu is more suited to my needs?
* will the psu support all this extra weight?
* would i need some cooling setup?
* am i splurging too much on the mobo[all i want is SATA3 and USB3 support]?
* what better feature does the Z68 mobo provide and is it worth the price bump?
* whats the price of ASROCK Z68 and how good a brand is ASROCK?
 
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Yes,the proc, MB(Z68 even better) and gpu what u have listed are good and featurefull but are those features any use to u?I mean if u jus gonna watch Movies in HD and play games now n then,the 6850 itself is more
than enough for u.do let us
know ur current pc config to suggest u better.
Jus simply dont buy things that are not of any use to u,instead u can keep that money and buy when u really need it.
 
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Demon Lord

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Re: PC Upgrade [30-35k budget] [HD-media | Light-Gaming]

boom2709 said:
Purpose:

* Playing fullHD content
* light gaming
* some heavy graphic applications

Plan to buy the new system between 15th-30th of June
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Which
are those applications?let us know to suggest u better.
As u r intending to buy next month,there are a lot of new releases waiting.
so it would be premature to comment on what to buy after 30 days.
 
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Re: PC Upgrade [30-35k budget] [HD-media | Light-Gaming]

boom2709 said:
now these are the questions that i need help with..

* which gpu is more suited to my needs?
* will the psu support all this extra weight?
* would i need some cooling setup?
* am i splurging too much on the mobo[all i want is SATA3 and USB3 support]?
* what better feature does the Z68 mobo provide and is it worth the price bump?
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1)for 3DS Max 5770 should just be enough,6850 is more powerfull and vfm.
2)yes,corsair vx550 is good enough.
3)u havent told us which cabinet ur using.
4)if u r not planning to oc and gonna do 3DS Max,HD movies and light gaming;a cheaper h67 mobo ll do it.
Asus p8h67 m is enough.
5)Z68 has good bits from both h67 and p67.and after seeing what asus p8z68 has to offer,the price bump is definately worth it.
This is what i think u should get,if u r planning to buy early
i5 2500(no k)
asus p8h67 m
g.skill 4gb kit
Sapphire HD 6850.
Do tell us ur present cabinet
 
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boom2709

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Re: PC Upgrade [30-35k budget] [HD-media | Light-Gaming]

Demon Lord said:
1)for 3DS Max 5770 should just be enough,6850 is more powerfull and vfm.
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whats vfm ??
also can you please elaborate a bit more on the performance difference between 6850 and 5770..as in what exactly am i getting for the extra 2Gs?

Demon Lord said:
3)u havent told us which cabinet ur using.
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Coolermaster Elite 310 Cabinet Model [basic, with just one large fan]
would i need any cooling mechanism if i get 6850?

Demon Lord said:
4)if u r not planning to oc and gonna do 3DS Max,HD movies and light gaming;a cheaper h67 mobo ll do it.
Asus p8h67 m is enough.
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actually the problem there is that i'ev fallen in love with asus's EFI BIOS and i guess that they have that only in the h67 m pro models and above..
i think ill settle for Asus P8H67 M EVO, is that fine?

Demon Lord said:
i5 2500(no k)
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alright..so the 'k' stands for overclocKing!
is there any other difference between the two?

Now this is a bit tangential to the topic of this thread besides being very silly..but what exactly is overclocking? how can i learn it? and do i run the risk of permanently damaging my hardware?
 
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Demon Lord

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Re: PC Upgrade [30-35k budget] [HD-media | Light-Gaming]

boom2709 said:
whats vfm ??
also can you please elaborate a bit more on the performance difference between 6850 and 5770..as in what exactly am i getting for the extra 2Gs?



Coolermaster Elite 310 Cabinet Model [basic, with just one large fan]
would i need any cooling mechanism if i get 6850?



actually the problem there is that i'ev fallen in love with asus's EFI BIOS and i guess that they have that only in the h67 m pro models and above..
i think ill settle for Asus P8H67 M EVO, is that fine?



alright..so the 'k' stands for overclocKing!
is there any other difference between the two?

Now this is a bit tangential to the topic of this thread besides being very silly..but what exactly is overclocking? how can i learn it? and do i run the risk of permanently damaging my hardware?
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VFM=value for money. From
the price point of view 5770 costs around 7.5k and 6850 costs around 9.5kto10k.
Both support dX11 and both have 1gb VRAM.but the bus width of 5770 is 128 bit(lesser) and of 6850 is 256 bit(more).
5770 has 800 stream processors compared to 960 of 6850.
6850 is significantly better in performance than 5770.
Benchmarks of both gpu compared here:AnandTech - Bench - GPU11

Asus p8h67 m B3 revision has UEFI BIOS and costs 7.3k
it is the Asus p8h67 LX B3 which doesnt have UEFI BIOS and costs 6.1k
Asus p8h67 m EVO is good to.

CM 310 has provision for additional fans,fit in 2 more fans n u ll be ready,no need change ur cabinet.

As for oc,if u dont know it dont do it.u ll end up screwing ur procy
 
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Another thing is HD 6850 is based on BART architecture compared to older 5000 series architecture and the stream processors of BART is more optimized. So a 960 stream processor BART actually performs better than their previous gen HD 5830, having 1140 stream processors. It also offers better Tessellation performance than the 5000 series.
 
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boom2709

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@Demon Lord
does Asus P8H67 M have USB 3.0 support, because i couldn't find it here..
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS P8H67-M

also what is the difference between these two terms and which one is better?

* USB 3.0 Support
* True USB 3.0
 
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Demon Lord

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boom2709 said:
@Demon Lord
does Asus P8H67 M have USB 3.0 support,

also what is the difference between these two terms and which one is better?

* USB 3.0 Support
* True USB 3.0
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p8H67 m B3 has usb 2.0.if u want usb3.0 only put 500 rs more n get p8h67 m pro,this should satisfy u!
USB 3.0 and True USB 3.0 are same.
True usb3.0 is what asus called it when they first brought out mobos with USB3.0 support,as far i know!
 
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boom2709

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@Demon Lord
just one last query..i wanted to confirm that the only difference between i5 2500k and i5 2500 is the ability to overclock, right? theres no difference in their performance otherwise?

..also can you point me in the right direction [like a blog or a website, maybe a thread on this forum] where i can start learning about OCing, ill have a spare rig to try on once i get my new system.
 
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Demon Lord

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boom2709 said:
@Demon Lord
just one last query..i wanted to confirm that the only difference between i5 2500k and i5 2500 is the ability to overclock, right? theres no difference in their performance otherwise?

..also can you point me in the right direction [like a blog or a website, maybe a thread on this forum] where i can start learning about OCing, ill have a spare rig to try on once i get my new system.
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Yes,the only difference.
to know about oc,jus google it
 
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boom2709

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this is the cheapest price i can find online for P8H67 M PRO which is just 500 bucks cheaper than the EVO! would you know any place where i can find a better price??


Asus P8H67 M PRO Sandy Bridge

@Demon Lord

Blog not found
Sorry, the blog you were looking for does not exist. However, the name cconfigs-sonu is available to register!
 
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Demon Lord

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boom2709 said:
this is the cheapest price i can find online for P8H67 M PRO which is just 500 bucks cheaper than the EVO! would you know any place where i can find a better price??


Asus P8H67 M PRO Sandy Bridge

@Demon Lord

Blog not found
Sorry, the blog you were looking for does not exist. However, the name cconfigs-sonu is available to register!
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lol,little tying mistake with the blog address.

TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!ASUS P8H67-M PRO B3 Revision LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

above is the link to ur mobo

Here is a link for u to know about oc

Overclocking FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - How to Overclock! - Overclockers Club
 
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boom2709

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Live long and prosper

..in Vulcan lingo (star trek reff!!)

up-until today i was set on this config..

Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i5 2500k | 11000
Motherboard |Asus P8H67-M EVO | 8900
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 2600
Graphic Card | Sapphire HD6850 | 9500
| Total |32000

..but then i came across this GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 on another thread and its got me thinking, its only 1.5k more expensive and i guess its a whole lot more better than H67s
so should i stick to my original choice or what??

also is Corsair XMS3 2X2GB 1600C9 a better choice for RAM?
 
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Demon Lord

Journeyman
boom2709 said:
Live long and prosper

..in Vulcan lingo (star trek reff!!)

up-until today i was set on this config..

Component | Make | Price Processor | Intel Core i5 2500k | 11000
Motherboard |Asus P8H67-M EVO | 8900
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL | 2600
Graphic Card | Sapphire HD6850 | 9500
| Total |32000

..but then i came across this GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 on another thread and its got me thinking, its only 1.5k more expensive and i guess its a whole lot more better than H67s
so should i stick to my original choice or what??

also is Corsair XMS3 2X2GB 1600C9 a better choice for RAM?
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I
have told u before that Z68 is a better mobo but for ur needs h67 ll do it. but if u want everything the best for ur budget even if u dont use it,i can tell u!:)
Post jus 3-4 days before u buy,as there are many new releases.
u might get a better proc,mobo and who knows may be ddr4 ram!!
so wait till u buy
 
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